Photos: Rock Martinez paints mural of Linda Ronstadt
South Tucson-born mural artist Rock Martinez, 41, completed a mural at the Tucson Music Hall in honor of Grammy-winning singer and Tucson native, Linda Ronstadt.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Muralist Rock Martinez, middle, uses spray paint on his image of music legend Linda Ronstadt along with Joel Valdez, left, in a studio in downtown Tucson on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Tucson Music Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Painter Rock Martinez works on some details of a mural of music legend Linda Ronstadt in a studio in downtown Tucson on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Tucson Music Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Joel Valdez, left and Rock Martinez strategize their next move as they paint a mural of music legend Linda Ronstadt in a studio in downtown Tucson on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Tucson Music Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Muralist Rock Martinez walks around a section of his mural of legend Linda Ronstadt as music from Canciones de mi Padre fills the studio space in downtown Tucson on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Tucson Music Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
The signature of music legend Linda Ronstadt is located on the earring of the mural painted by Rock Martinez in the studio before being hanged on the stage of the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
A number of discarded spray paint cans are lined up as muralist Rock Martinez, along with the help of Joel Valdez, paint an image of music legend Linda Ronstadt in a studio in downtown Tucson on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Tucson Music Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
David Valdez, foreground, reinforces the canvas that he and muralist Rock Martinez, put together to create the image of music legend Linda Ronstadt before hanging it on the stage of the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Muralist Rock Martinez, left, checks with his friend and collaborator Joel Valdez, second left, as a group of people hang a mural of music legend Linda Ronstadt on the back stage of the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Dwarfed by its size, muralist Rock Martinez, middle, stands in front of his image of singer Linda Ronstadt while hanging it on the stage of the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
Tucson muralist found inspiration from Linda Ronstadt's storyFor Star subscribers: After Ronstadt stopped singing due to Parkinson's, “I was moved by how she found an appreciation for other things in life, even though everything she was known for was taken away.”
After Tucson native Linda Ronstadt stopped singing due to Parkinson's, “I was moved by how she found an appreciation for other things in life, even though everything she was known for was taken away,” said Tucson muralist Rock Martinez.